Third Gen Common faults thread

[knuts2au]

Hydraulic Timing belt tensioner. Has death rattles on cold start up goes away after 30sec. Ok when warm.

[artrockrebel]

Not sure if this qualifies as common, given I've had a bitch if a time finding anyone else that suffers with the issue, but our 05 TW has started knocking and shaking when your accelerate and decelerate, and tends to be at its worst when the engine is warm. All the obvious issues, like tyres and fluids, have been looked at and aren't the problem. Doing my head in. Seems to have baffled our local mechanic too.

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[pAuLw]

Is the TW AWD?

[artrockrebel]

Is the TW AWD?

Not the AWD.

[MadMax]

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Engine mounts or ignition coil.
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[bb61266]

Hydraulic Timing belt tensioner. Has death rattles on cold start up goes away after 30sec. Ok when warm.

MadMax? advice if it rattles badly turn the car off quickly - wait 10 seconds and restart - if there is no rattle the tensioner is shot

[MadMax]

MadMax? advice if it rattles badly turn the car off quickly - wait 10 seconds and restart - if there is no rattle the tensioner is shot

If I said that, it is only me repeating what Mal (Madmagna) has said.
See if I can find a link . . . BRB

No joy, it's somewhere.